Gasolene-strainer.



J. B. RIGKARDS & W. H. GEIGER.

GASOLENE STR AINER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1910.

. Patented Oct. 18, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

JOSHUA B. rucmmns AND WALTER H. GEIGER, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

' GASOLENE-STRAINER.

9731805: Specification of Letters Patent Patented Oct. 18,- 1910. Application filed June 15, 1910. 'Serial No. 567,077.

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Be it known that We, JOSHUA B. RIoK- d of the valve and the bearing 1 is a spring ARDS and WVALTER H. GEIGER, citizens of the G, and by adjusting the bearing more or United States, residing in Philadelphia, vless tension can be placed upon t e spring.

5 Pennsylvania, have invented certain -Im- Secured to the body of the valve D and 0 provements in Gasolene-Strainers, of which mounted Within the compartment m is .a float thefollowing is aspecification, p D, which, in the present instance, is made Our invention relates to certain improveof cork, but it may be made of any suitable ments in means for straining and purifying material without departing from the essen- 10 gasolene as it passes from the tank or restial features of the invent on. 5 ervoir tothe engine. When the device is applied to an automo The invention is particularly adapted for bile for instance, the plpe leadingfroirLthe use on automobiles or motor boats usinggasolene tank is connected to the casing A I gasolene as the fuel. I at the inlet a, so that the gasolene will flow 1-5 The objectof the present invention is to under the filtering diaphragm or The pipe 70 provide a strainer which will separate the waleading to the engine'is-connected-to the cas ter and dirt from the gasolene and which ingatthe outlet a and communicates with will automatically discharge the water. the compartment :0. The gasolene'will pass In the accompanyin drawing -:Figure freely through-the chamois diaphragm c, 1, isa vertical section 0 our improved gasowhile water will not pass throughbut will 75 lene strainer; Fi 2, is a-sectional plan'view be collected in the bottom of the compartv j on the line 2 2,%ig. l; and Fig. 3, is a View ment w and any dirt or other matter en-- illustrating a modification of the invention. tering the. compartment :12 cannot pass A is the casing of the strainer having a through the diaphragm and must settle in cap A which is attached to thecasingin any the bottom of said compartment, so that the so suitable manner. In the present instance the gasolene passing from the compartment m casing is threaded 'andthe cap has an interwill be strained and purified; t I nal screw thread adapted to the thread of As the water accumulates in the compartthe casing. Within the casingis a partition 'ment as it will eventually lift the float- D, B having an opening; the'wa'llsof'the openand as this float is connected tothe valve ing being threaded in the present instance, 1 D it willraise it sufiiciently to allow the and mounted-in this openin is a-threaded water to flow through the outlet openings ri G'to which 'is' attaches the-straining [a to' waster As 0.11 asytheIwater escapes y me ium o, which in thepres'ent instance is the valve will again close the opening until r5, Chamois. This-Chamois is held to the ring C, the water lifts the-'valve-ofl? its seat, so'that .90?

. by asmaller ring 0' fittin"g*5 in+the.recess in f u1e Idevice'is. entirely automatic. '1 [,the ring-(1.; The 'chainois disk c -i s perfo' I ome instances we-may dis nse with 1 ":"rated at the jcenter'and is attached to thei the float D. as illustratedin ig. 3.v In "valve Dby a whicliis adapted to'thef this-'instance the water lifts the valve-by -fl fifld d' -d f-"th Valli? contactin 'with the'fdiaphragm c, the weight J a is the; inlet t flth lg s g Yof'the vavereturning it to its seat as soon 1 l t, d ifid l inflnll teS as acertain quantity of. water escapes, but ,,-co'nipa1ftment w underth'e rtition B and we refe'r'to use the constructionillustrated 'thefoutletu" communicates-with the .co'in' in ig. 1, as the springG can be-so regu=' 5 P' f mQ W i'F-E Q -Pai i i l j "lated as to hold the' valve to its seat against T Q te lld' 'bblQW- the be any of the valve due 'to'the viblfll jfi'. ns ofjthe mechanism, while: the floatifl "before the water reaches the"diapliragm;n claim?? {In I 1. The eombinationin-a strainer. for,ga so-5 -,l-5

lene or other. liquids, of a casing, .ia gp'rti- 'tion dividingthefieasing into two coinpart mats-mu .p'artijti'on-havinganoperiin a fil 'ng diaphragm withinthe opening, onne'cted-tb': 'the -=di a 'hragn1,,-'an

20 opening in the bottom of the casing, a float carried by the valve, the casing chamois'diaphra .mountedin the open-i .for the gasolene or other liquid on one side ofthe'diaphragm; and an outlet on the other side of the diaphragm. F

2. The combinationina strainer for'gasolane and otherliquids, of a casing; a parti' tiondividing the easing into two compart me'nts, said partition h'avingan opening, a

ing, said casing avi'ng an openingin the jing, saidi va1ve-.be1ng attached to- "the fchamoisdiaphfia mQthe casing having an inlet opening r outltjopeIiJJi above thepartition. 15

be ow the partition. and an 3. "The com ination in a-casi'ng, of a transverse partition, said partition having an opening therein, a-diaphragm mounted with-.

n 'said'opening, the casing having an outlet I r partm'entunder the communicating with the comp'art-= 25 i names to this specification,

"opening at the bottom, a valve securedto the diaphragm and arranged to 'olose'the having an inlet opening communicating with the comartition and an outlet openin 'gmenta ove the partition.

The combination in -a' casing; a partir tion' dividing the easing into two' compartments, a-cap elosin'g the uppercompartm'ent,

I said casing. havin'g; GLI l OPGIlIIIgi in the bottom for the escape ojyvater, a-ring Secured 'witha :1-in an opening in-the partition, a diaphragm bottom, a valvearran' ed to close said open-'- securedto the ring,,a valve arranged to close the opening in the bottom of the casing and secured to the diaphragm, an extension on the valve ,v a threaded bearing in'fth'e ca for the said extension, a spring mounte between the bearing and the valve, the casing having an inlet opening below the diaphragin and an outlet opening above the diaphragm. v

5. The combination in a casing, of a partition dividin the casinginto two compartments, a cap 0 osing the upper compartment, said-casinghavingan opening in the bottom for the escape-of Water, a ring secured Within-an openingin the partition, a diahra m secured to the rin a valve arranged to close the opening ,infthe bottom of the casing and secured to the diaphragm, an

extension'on the valve, a threaded'bearing in the cap for the said extension,-a spring mounted between the bearing and the valve;

a float on the valve, the casing having an inletopening below? the diaphr d= an outlet opening above the diaphragm,

In testimony whereof; We have, signed our in the presence of two subscribingWitnesses.

. JOSHUA B. RIGKARDS. p VVALTERH. (PrlflIGrlilR. Witnesses: i

'--WM. E. -S UPE, WM. AJBARR. 

